Novato wasn't the best team in the MCAL this season, that honor went to Marin Catholic which was unbeaten in league play. But when the coaches convened after the season and picked the best player in the league, they couldn't ignore the dominance of Weidner.

"She's a difference maker and everyone takes notice when she is on the field," Novato coach Rory Daly said of Weidner, who finished with 108 goals and 59 assists. "Everyone game-planned for her. Everyone double- and triple-teamed her. She was the focal point and she still had a season for the ages."

Weidner helped the Hornets finish second in the MCAL then led the team to the quarterfinals of the North Coast Section Division I tournament. With a large group of freshmen and sophomores on the 2013 team, Weidner and the Hornets have high hopes for the future.

"We definitely are getting better and we have a lot to prove in the next couple years," Weidner said. "I realized I was getting double-teamed and I wasn't used to facing that. But it was OK. That's when you look for the open goals and try to get assists."

Weidner said one of her most memorable moments came in a victory over San Marin. She passed to teammate Anna Schultz, who scored the first goal of her varsity career. "I got the assist, she got the goal and she was so excited she jumped into my arms. It was a great feeling."

Daly said the story perfectly illustrates Weidner's attitude on the field.

"She's the best player, but there is no attitude. She listens to coaches and teammates," Daly said. "And she never gets nervous. Before our biggest games, she could tell I was nervous and she would come up to me and say something like, 'Don't worry, we got this.' And she was right."